In the short story "rules of the game" amy tan handles the conflict he or she faces? what actions or choices does the protagonist make because of the conflict? what is the outcome of the conflict? provide at least two specific details from the text to support your analysis of how the protagonist deals with the conflict.

Her brother joined the army before he finished college. identify the adverb clause in the sentence. a) finished college b) her brother joined c) brother joined the army d) before he finished college

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Fill in the began as a rejection of classicism. (choose the best answer) a. realism b. confucianism c. romanticism d. the information age